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July 7, 2015
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The talk of tax reform in our nation's capital is commonplace. Unfortunately, there is just not much substance to back up the rhetoric. Tax reform is a bipartisan issue, but the United States tax code has not been overhauled since 1986.

Issues:Economy
July 2, 2015

AUSTIN, TEXAS – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas), a small business owner and member of the House Financial Services Committee, today made the following statement after the U.S. Department of Labor released its monthly employment report:

Issues:Economy
June 26, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that 14 states, including Texas, must permit same-sex marriages and recognize gay marriages from other states:

June 24, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas), a member of the Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing – a component of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement after President Obama announced U.S. hostage policy changes this afternoon:

Issues:Military
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June 18, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas), a second generation small business owner of more than 40 years, today introduced his first bill of a seven bill series to reform the United States tax code.

His proposal, titled Jumpstart America, is a business perspective on tax reform that seeks to increase cash flow rather than repeat historically failed attempts to adjust existing loopholes and deductions.

June 15, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) today announced his staff will again hold office hours in Wimberley at 1:00p.m. CT, Thursday, June 18 to help flood victims in Hays County and the surrounding areas file requests for disaster assistance.

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June 11, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas), coach of the Republican congressional baseball team, is optimistic about tonight's game against the Democrats.

"Our strategy is to throw strikes and keep the runners off base," said Williams. "I think this is the best team we've had in three years, so I feel pretty good about it."

June 8, 2015

In the 54th Annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game, Republicans are hoping to break their Democratic rivals' winning streak.

The six straight losses weighed on the GOP players' minds as they trudged to this year's 6:30 a.m. practices. "In some form or fashion it comes up every day," Rep. Ryan Costello, R-Pa., said of the losing streak. He said a common refrain among players is, "We need to win one this year. We need to get back on track."

June 5, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) has introduced a bipartisan bill to give states more control to conduct required background checks on state-regulated non-bank financial services industries.

The State Licensing Efficiency Act of 2015 (H.R.2643) will expand the states' ability to use a federally accepted registry, the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry (NMLS), to expedite existing background check processes.

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June 5, 2015

CLEBURNE, TEXAS – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) today met with Johnson County officials at the Johnson County Courthouse in Cleburne to assess flood damage resulting from recent heavy rainfall in Texas.

"Mayor Cain, Judge Harmon and Commissioner Woolley and I met to evaluate the aftermath of this flooding and determine what steps need to be taken next to restore our community back to greatness," said Williams. "For the last few weeks we have closely monitored the situation, and I have no doubt we will recover from this fully."